With a combination of niche shops and restaurants as well as strong community roots and a solid housing stock, Pleasant Ridge has come into its own over the past few years as more and more people realize the benefits this diverse gem of a neighborhood can provide. A burgeoning arts district is taking hold with collaboration from neighboring communities and recent business and education development projects.
Soapdish columnist Casey Coston explores Cincinnati's vinyl-making tradition through the eyes of venerated local practitioners who, along with much of the rest of the world, owe a debt of gratitude to the legendary musical pioneers at King Records.
Eleven Greater Cincinnati breweries, bars and family-friendly hotspots made Cleveland.com's list of the best bars in the state.
MadTree Brewing's second location has been packed from Day One. Take a look at how and why they've been so successful.
On April 9, Envision Children will host its 12th annual Lighting the Way fundraiser, which will raise money for its Academic Summer Enrichment program.
Shroder Paideia High School students organized a bake sale and raised $650, which they donated to UpSpring to help fund programs like Summer 360.
In 2015, the Cincinnati Development Fund teamed up with IFF (and the JP Morgan Chase Foundation) to provide loans to nonprofits in Greater Cincinnati and Dayton.
Next fall, the Jewish Innovation Fund will bring a new festival of arts and culture to Washington Park. It is one of four projects backed by an $80,000 grant from the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati, which aims to celebrate Cincinnati’s rich Jewish history by writing its next chapter.
The New York Times has discovered a Pleasant Ridge watering hole which pays homage to "The Shining," The Overlook Lodge. In a Nov. 21 travel story which takes a look at movie bars, The Times considers the eerie details of the homey bar, from the axes on the wall, to the illuminated sign outside: “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.”
Playboy recently named The Overlook Lodge one of the 50 best bars in the United States.
Local food truck owners are in the process of opening brick-and-mortar restaurants in Newtown, Northside, Over-the-Rhine and Pleasant Ridge.
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